Young Eagles and Background Security Checks

[rwanttaja]

"Young Eagles and EAA’s New Youth Protection Policy
"This short document is intended to help you understand how Young Eagles is impacted (or not impacted) by the new policy at EAA....
"The only waiver necessary for a YE rally or flight is the standard YE form, which is sent back to Oshkosh after the flight. Chapters have no responsibility to retain any records from YE activities. Parents also do not need to receive any more information than the regular YE flight registration. Further, there is no need for a sign-in sheet for YE rallies."

Dunno, Dusty. The new EAA Youth Protection Policy is linked DIRECTLY from the Young Eagles page:

EDIT: Found the document Dusty was referring to. See next post.

11. Recordkeeping
EAA chapters and other operators of EAA-related programs and events will maintain orderly and accessible records for each Youth participant in chapter activities. The maintenance period will be not less than three (3) years. See the attached Waiver & Permission Slip Matrix. These records will include:

a. Parent contact information and other emergency contact information.
b. Acknowledgement of receipt of policies on discipline, prohibited activities, and sign-in/sign-out procedures.
c. Activity-specific permission slips, dated and signed.
d. Attendance record of the dates on which the Youth participated in EAA-related programs and events.
e. Conduct and behavior issues and resolutions.
f. Incident reports.

Maybe I'm missing something, that somehow this isn't applicable to Young Eagles. But it certainly does seem require record-keeping beyond just the standard Young Eagles waiver.

If it's NOT true, then EAA staff need to clarify it.

Just as an aside, this tidbit in the Policy is interesting: Young Eagles doesn't require it, but there's some dandy fine print about waivers on Page 10 for those cases where a kid visits any other type of chapter event:

"Keep longer if required by your State’s Statute of Limitations"

Ohhhhhkay........

Can't find the quote right now, but no, you can fly 3 kids in a 4-place aircraft. No need to take another adult along.

If that's true, a lot of folks will be relieved. But it does seem to conflict with the "Two Deep Leadership" concept on Page 4 of the EAA's new policy. Please post when you find the quote. Keep in mind that an informal statement (Forum posting, FAQ, etc.) would not supercede the official EAA Youth Protection Policy, which requires "Two Deep Leadership".

Ron Wanttaja